First Guitar. TL1 with bigsby

[JimC]

Rather a neat vintage look there.

The wiring stuff can be a pain in the neck because its intrinsically rather random in layout, but fussy with it. If its not an area you're especially comfortable with, post *lots* of photos from different angles and folks here will see what they can do. Different angles is useful because something is always hiding something else.
If you can locate a mate who is into vintage electrics, 50s radios and the like that would be great too. Guitar electrics are kinda 1950s!

[Simon Barden]

Just take the control plate off and see if you then get any sound. Also don't forget to turn the guitar and amp volumes up (done that before and spent a few minutes looking for a fault).

[McCreed]

With that headstock it looks very muck like a Vox/Fender hybrid, with a touch of Gretsch from the fret markers.

That's exactly what I thought!
Whether by design or happy accident, the headstock shape works perfectly with those fret markers!

[acidcat]

thanks everyone!!

[acidcat]

guitar is humming like fuck and intonation is out... back to it... yikes this thing won't let me go

[Simon Barden]

Really bad humming normally means that you've got the signal and ground connections crossed on the output jack.

I somehow did the same thing last time I wired a socket.